Then he saidto them, "Departfor threedays,then returnto me." So the peopledeparted.
Then Jeroboamand allthe peoplecameto Rehoboamon the thirddayas the kinghad directed,saying,"Returnto me on the thirdday."
KingRehoboamconsultedwith the elderswhohadservedhis fatherSolomonwhile he was still alive,saying,"Howdo you counsel[me] to answerthispeople?"
